SOLVED: Error 0xe8000003 on iTunes when connecting iPod/iPad/iPhone

Windows Troubleshooting
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Originally published at: SOLVED: Error 0xe8000003 on iTunes when connecting iPod/iPad/iPhone

iTunes is the official computer suite for all devices Apple. That being the case, iTunes is not only available for Apple computers but can also be installed and used on computers running on the Windows Operating System. On Windows, when iTunes fails to connect to an Apple device because of an unknown error, it displays…

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Solution 1: Reset your Lockdown folder
work for me, thx dude

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If you delete the iTunes from the computer you will lose your backup.

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Thanks Kevin - seems to have worked for my iPhone 8 and Windows 10 issue. Has already “spoiled” a few hours thanks to Apple/MS but grateful for your help getting the rest of 2018 back for me, all six hours of it! Paul

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I am having trouble to connect my new iPhone XS Max, where I am trying to get my backup from the previous phone to this new phone. if i uninstall all itunes and apple related files, and reinstall itunes, does that mean I will lose my back up?

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worked for my iphone 10 XS thank you!

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THANK YOU SO MUCH. Been trying to solve this for a week now, and yours is the only tutorial that worked out for me.

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no, it wont delete your library but to be on safe side copy the library and save it somewhere else as well.

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Hi Kevin, If i uninstall itunes, worst case it will delete al my library and start from scratch, right?

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If i uninstall itunes, worst case it will delete al my library and start from scratch, right?

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it works…thanks a lot

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it works…thanks a lot

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Followed this procedure to the letter --still got the error message